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The Music
Music, and especially Jazz, is a living, breathing thing. Different musicians will bring different strengths every time a group is assembled. In a small ensemble jazz, there is very rarely any musical arrangements. Chord charts and lead lines may be used if the musicians have not learnt the tunes by heart. These provide a template around which the musicians weave their chord changes and solos to create the complete sound.
So what line up is suitable for my occasion?
If you don't already know the sounds you like, have a listen to the examples in the pages on the right. You will also want to consider the space available for the musicians, the volume levels required (or not) and of course your budget.
Most bands these days will require power, although for the smaller, or quieter event's using all acoustic instruments is not out of the question but it will complicate things like using a piano of there is no acoustic piano at the venue as pianists will generally bring along an electric instrument.
About Steve:
Steve, based in Swindon UK, has been active on the local, and not so local, music scene for most of the last 30+ years as a semi-pro and for the last 10 of those, a pro musician.He has played styles ranging from Trad Jazz and Jazz Funk, through Blues, Rock, Pop, Rock 'n' Roll, back to Mainstream Jazz and Gypsy Jazz .
Available line-ups
Solo
The
solo jazz guitar has a sound all it's own.
Perfect for that intimate gathering and small locations.
Duo's
A duo
adds
fullness to the sound and can be
an additional guitar, double bass or solo instrument.Trio's
A Trio provides greater
depth and variation and can add a solo instrument to the sound.Quartet's
A
quartet comes in
many guises and selection of the instruments can change the feel and
musical
selection.
Copyright © 2009 Steve Laming